Variety is the mother of Enjoyment.

The Egremonts had never said anything that was remembered, or done anything that could be recalled.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the Beautiful is dead.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

The Greeks adored their gods by the simple compliment of kissing their hands; and the Romans were treated as atheists if they would not perform the same act when they entered a temple. This custom, however, as a religious ceremony declined with paganism,but was continued as a salutation by inferiors to their superiors, or as a token of esteem among friends.

Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man.

The care of the public health is the first duty of the statesman.